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Rufinus
saint, celebrated on 7 April
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 7 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
310
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Rufinus was an African martyr who died with two companions and is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 7 April. Their names already appear in the ancient Martyrology of St. Jerome, under 6 April. Nothing more is known of them.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
An early African martyr.
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Saints Rufinus
- Wikidata Q16693161 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.